Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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for-spanincg

(n.)
Grammar
for-spanincg, -spannincg, e; f.

An enticement ⬩ allurement ⬩ illĕcebra

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An enticement, allurement; illĕcebra, Scint. 21, Lye

Linked entries: for-spancg spanung

fór-yrnere

(n.)

a fore-runner ⬩ præcursor

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Lye

fóster-ling

(n.)

a FOSTERLING ⬩ foster-child

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Lye

fóster-sweostor

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-sweostor, f.

A FOSTER-SISTER ⬩ collactānea

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Lye

frihtan

(v.)

to fright ⬩ terrify ⬩ terrēre

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Lye

ful-bót

(n.)

full amends ⬩ plēna compensātio

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Lye

fyllung

(n.)
Grammar
fyllung, e; f.

A fulfilling ⬩ performing ⬩ perfectio

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Lye

fyrenfulnes

(n.)
Grammar
fyrenfulnes, -ness, e; f.

Luxury ⬩ riot ⬩ luxŭria ⬩ tŭmultus

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Lye

fyðered

(adj.)

having wings ⬩ winged ⬩ ālātus

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Lye

gader-tengan

(v.)
Grammar
gader-tengan, gæder-tengan; p. de; pp. ed

To continue ⬩ join ⬩ contĭnuāre

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Lye

gangel-wæfre

(n.)

a ganging weaver ⬩ spider

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Lye

Linked entry: -wæfre

geafle

(n.)

a lever ⬩ palanga ⬩ vectis

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Lye

geardlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
geardlíc, adj.

Worldly ⬩ mundane ⬩ mundiālis ⬩ mundānus

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Lye

ge-bærd

(n.)

natural quality ⬩ nature ⬩ indŏles

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Lye

eádigan

(v.)

to bless, enrich ⬩ beatificāre

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Lye

eald-ealdfæder

(n.)

a great-grandfather ⬩ proăvus

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Lye

higre

Grammar
higre, [cf. higera] or hígre [cf. híwan]

verna

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verna, Cot. 23, Lye: Gl. Epin. 663

hús-heofon

(n.)
Grammar
hús-heofon, es; m.

A ceiling

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A ceiling Húshefen lacunar, Cot. 119, Lye

Linked entry: heofon

ge-wýscednys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wýscednys, se; f.

Adoption ⬩ adoptio

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Ben. interl. 2, Lye

ge-treminc

(n.)

a fort ⬩ fortress ⬩ munimentum

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a fort, fortress; munimentum, Prov. 12, Lye

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